About the Journal

The Anti-Trafficking Review is the first open access, peer reviewed journal dedicated to the issue of human trafficking. It explores trafficking in its broader context and intersections with gender, labour, and migration. 

Each issue relates to an emerging or overlooked theme in the field of human trafficking. The Review’s focus is global in nature, exploring micro and macro levels of anti-trafficking responses and the commonalities, differences, and disconnects in between.

The journal contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). 

Current Issue

No. 27 (2026): Special Issue - Care Work, Intimate Labour, Migration, and Exploitation
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Guest Editors: Shih Joo Tan, Lubna Jebin, and Marie Segrave

Over the past decade, there has been growing international policy attention to care work and th​e need to recognise, value, and redistribute it. There has also been wide recognition that care workers—most of whom are women, and many of whom are migrants or from socially disadvantaged groups—are particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.

This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review documents existing and emerging aspects of domestic/care work and intimate labour. With contributions from Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Spain, it highlights both the conditions that enable exploitation and the strategies workers use to navigate and resist them. It also points to potential policy approaches for promoting and protecting care workers’ rights.

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Published: 29-09-2026

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Forthcoming Special Issues:

  • April 2027: 'Engaging Impacted Communities' 
  • September 2027: 'Solidarities Beyond Silos' (call for papers) 

The Review is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services:

  • Ulrich’s
  • Ebsco Host
  • Web of Science
  • Scopus
  • eGranary
  • e-journals.org
  • ProQuest
  • Google Scholar
  • Science Open
  • CNKI Scholar

The Anti-Trafficking Review is published by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), an alliance of over 100 NGOs worldwide focused on advancing the human rights of migrants and trafficked persons.

'a journal that is seeking to move things forward through new ideas and a genuine commitment to dialogue' - Anne T. Gallagher, Independent scholar and legal advisor

'The Anti-Trafficking Review is clear about the current issues, the complications of the subject and contemporary global dialogues--it is leading versus following and recording. That is a REAL strength of your journal.' - Cathy Zimmerman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

'The Review is a platform for academics and practitioners, providing a space in which practitioners have the chance to influence the academic thinking around trafficking and vice versa.' - Nicola Piper, University of Sydney